xml image link to url

[creativeconsortium]

Can anyone help? I have modified some Action Script which is working fine. Now I need to link the images that my xml file is loading in to external websites. My A.S. is below followed by the xml.

I think I need to add a 'node' and then the url line to my xml but not sure how and where. The xml bit is easier than the flash AS! I'm not really a programmer so my brain only goes so far before it crases!

Thanks in advance!


leftNavHolder.leftNav._visible = false;
temp._visible = false;
img_holder._alpha = 0;
_global.listLenth = nodes.length;
// For the length of the XML document we are now going to loop through it and build the buttons
function BuildMenu() {
for (i=0; i<_global.listLenth; i++) {
//Duplicate the clips
duplicateMovieClip(leftNavHolder.leftNav, "leftNav"+i, i);
mymc = eval("leftNavHolder.leftNav"+i);
mymc._y = (i*14)+10;
mymc.counter = i;
mymc.button.text = nodes.firstChild.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
mymc.link = nodes.lastChild.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
mymc._alpha = 0;
mymc.onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndPlay(2);
};
mymc.onRollOut = function() {
this.gotoAndPlay(26);
};
mymc.onRelease = function() {
trace(this._name);
img = _root.img_holder.img;
_root.image(img, this.link, this);
//getURL("

http://"+this.link,

"_blank");
};
}
image(_root.img_holder.img, leftNavHolder.leftNav0.link, leftNavHolder.leftNav0);
preload(_root.temp.tempimg, leftNavHolder.leftNav1.link, leftNavHolder.leftNav1);
}
function image(img, link, button) {
delete img_holder.onEnterFrame;
img.loadMovie(link);
img._alpha = 0;
img_holder.onEnterFrame = function() {
bytesload = img.getBytesLoaded();
bytesgo = img.getBytesTotal();
percent = (bytesload/bytesgo)*100;
if (percent<100) {
img_holder.text = Math.round(percent)+"%";
//img._alpha = percent
img_holder._alpha = percent;
button._alpha = percent;
} else {
button._alpha = 100;
img_holder.text = "";
//Trigger the image once it's loaded
img.onEnterFrame = function() {
res_image(this);
img_holder._alpha = 100;

};

};
//delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};

function res_image(imgres) {
//what is imgholder_dimensions
if (imgres._width>imgres._height) {
scale = imgres._width/imgres._height;
imgres._width = 650;
imgres._height = 335;

fadein(imgres);
} else if (imgres._width<imgres._height) {
trace("portrait");
scale = imgres._height/imgres._width;
imgres._width = 650;
imgres._height = 335;
imgres._x = 4;
imgres._y = (335/2-(imgres._height/2));

fadein(imgres);
}
delete imgres.onEnterFrame;
}
function fadein(img) {
img_holder.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (img._alpha>=100) {
img._alpha = 100;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
} else {
img._alpha += 5;
}
};
}
function preload(imgtemp, mylink, mynav) {
delete temp.onEnterFrame;
imgtemp.loadMovie(mylink);
temp.onEnterFrame = function() {
prebytesload = imgtemp.getBytesLoaded();
prebytesgo = imgtemp.getBytesTotal();
prepercent = (prebytesload/prebytesgo)*100;
if (prepercent<100) {
mynav._alpha = percent;
} else {
mynav._alpha = 100;
imgtemp.onEnterFrame = function() {
countervar = mynav.counter;
//Trigger the image once it's loaded
if (countervar<=_global.listLenth) {
nextmc = mynav.counter+1;
trace(eval("leftNavHolder.leftNav"+nextmc));
preload(imgtemp, eval("leftNavHolder.leftNav"+nextmc).link, eval("leftNavHolder.leftNav"+nextmc));
} else {
}
delete this.onEnterFrame;
};
}
};
}
BuildMenu();
stop();
/*
interval code




setInterval(shuffle, 3000);
function shuffle() {
mynum = random(10);
image(_root.img_holder.img, eval("leftNavHolder.leftNav"+mynum+".link"), eval("leftNavHolder.leftNav"+mynum));
}
*/


XML CODE

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<buttons>

<labels>
<button>Anchor Self Storage</button>
<link>images/digital-anchor.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>Antics</button>
<link>images/digital-antics.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>EcoAuditors</button>
<link>images/digital-ecometer.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>Mont Blanc Challenge</button>
<link>images/digital-montblanc.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>Snow Business International (Concept)</button>
<link>images/digital-snow.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>Stuart Lennie</button>
<link>images/digital-lennie.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>The Window Outlet</button>
<link>images/digital-windowoutlet.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>Welcome Telecom</button>
<link>images/digital-welcome.jpg</link>
</labels>
<labels>
<button>Woodchester Cabinet Makers</button>
<link>images/digital-wcm.jpg</link>

</buttons>

 

[fedtrain]

Not sure if this will help...I am working on XML myself this week...seems the thing to learn now...huh?

My file runs like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<allphotostuff>
<pic>
	<file>images/image1.gif</file>
	<text>This is a pic of karate cat</text>
</pic>
<pic>
	<file>images/image2.gif</file>
	<text>This is a pic of gun cat</text>
</pic>
<pic>
	<file>images/image2.jpg</file>
	<text>This is a pic of a baby</text>
</pic>
</allphotostuff>

My actionscript looks like this:

for (i=0; i<this.firstChild.childNodes.length; i++){
			xmlPicArray.push(this.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].childNodes)
			xmlTextArray.push(this.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].childNodes)
		}

I tired to get that nodeValue thing working and it never did for me. I found that adding one more 'childNodes' got me inside my tags and the information I needed. I ran lots of trace statements to find out how far into my XML list I was getting.
Maybe that will help.


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[creativeconsortium]

I''l try tweaking my code again and let you know if I can get it working!